Optimal design of planar and space structures with genetic algorithms

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2000-03-01

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Erbatur, F
Hasançebi, Oğuzhan
Tutuncu, I
Kilic, H

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One of the most important practical considerations in the optimization of steel structures is that structural members are generally to be selected from available steel profiles. Furthermore, the solutions produced according to the national specifications are undoubtedly valuable from the point of view of applicability in real-life practice. This paper reports the development of a computer-based systematic approach for discrete optimal design of planar and space structures composed of one-dimensional elements. The main characteristic of the solution methodology is the use of a genetic algorithm (GA) as the optimizer. Applications and experience on steel frame and truss structures are discussed. The results of comparative studies of the GA against other various discrete and continuous optimization algorithms for a class of representative structural design problems are reported to show the efficiency of the former. It is observed that a GA often finds the region of the search space containing the global optimum, but not the true optimum itself. Also, in this study an approach based on a proposed multilevel optimization is tested and proved to overcome this shortcoming.

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Mechanical Engineering, Modelling and Simulation, General Materials Science, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computer Science Applications

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46537

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COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES

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https://doi.org/10.1016/s0045-7949(99)00084-x

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Department of Civil Engineering, Article

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F. Erbatur, O. Hasançebi, I. Tutuncu, and H. Kilic, “Optimal design of planar and space structures with genetic algorithms,” COMPUTERS & STRUCTURES, pp. 209–224, 2000, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46537.